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what is john boehner's reputation in republican circles? is a question that has a lot of answers, but ever since the fiscal cliff in january, when there was a coup attempt on him on the house floor, he has controlled -- struggle to control his own conference. he is a popular figure on a personal level in the gop, but when you look at the farm bill, immigration, violence against women act, he has failed to shake strategy. i do not think his leadership will necessarily be challenged, there is not an alternative leader on the right that will immediately challenge him should he moved to the center on the debt limit or on the continuing resolution. at the same time, finding a way out of this impact is something that challenges him every day. rightnservatives on his have a skepticism of him, and i credit this skepticism of what he did in 2011, when he had closed-door talks with president obama, trying to sketch out a grand bargain. conservatives were wary about this process. ever since those talks a lot, he has not been able to win back the right
what is john boehner's reputation in republican circles? is a question that has a lot of answers, but ever since the fiscal cliff in january, when there was a coup attempt on him on the house floor, he has controlled -- struggle to control his own conference. he is a popular figure on a personal level in the gop, but when you look at the farm bill, immigration, violence against women act, he has failed to shake strategy. i do not think his leadership will necessarily be challenged, there is not...
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he tried to call john boehner that night. john boehner was not returning phone calls. pressure moves the house to change. about $9 billion of the bill will be voted on tomorrow. that needs two-thirds of the house. they think they will get it. then they will be a bigger package later. john boehner had to back down amid the pressure. host: for a total price tag of $60 billion ta? guest: yes. down the road, tax reform, immigration, gun control. i am not sure what the gun- control be in the house. john boehner has told his troops that if we did have a conversation about this out to the connecticut shootings. these are difficult votes. -- after the connecticut shootings. these are difficult votes. to have ad dto have conversation about this after the connecticut shootings. these are difficult votes. we have a new president pro tem in the wake of senator inouye's death. one of the things i was expected to come up was filibuster reform. harry reid very frustrated with what he calls republican obstructionism. the decision was postponed until later this month. there's probably
he tried to call john boehner that night. john boehner was not returning phone calls. pressure moves the house to change. about $9 billion of the bill will be voted on tomorrow. that needs two-thirds of the house. they think they will get it. then they will be a bigger package later. john boehner had to back down amid the pressure. host: for a total price tag of $60 billion ta? guest: yes. down the road, tax reform, immigration, gun control. i am not sure what the gun- control be in the house....
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my colleagues, the speaker of the house, john boehner. [applause] >> thank you. leader pelosi, members of the house and senate, dear family and friends, fellow countrymen, we meet again at democracy's great port of call. every two years, at this hour, the constitution brings a new order to this house. it is an interlude for reflection, a glimpse of old truths. to our new members and their families, welcome. you are likely feeling awestruck right about now. history runs through here. and now you are among a select few to share in this privilege. for those who are returning, who have walked these aisles before, maybe it's time we feel awestruck again. the way our founders envisioned it, the republic would be led by citizens who recognize that the blessing of governing ourselves requires that we give something of ourselves. everything depended on this. so they made each other and their successors swear an oath of allegiance. in a few moments, i will take this oath for the twelfth time as representative of the eighth district of ohio. it is word for word the same oat
my colleagues, the speaker of the house, john boehner. [applause] >> thank you. leader pelosi, members of the house and senate, dear family and friends, fellow countrymen, we meet again at democracy's great port of call. every two years, at this hour, the constitution brings a new order to this house. it is an interlude for reflection, a glimpse of old truths. to our new members and their families, welcome. you are likely feeling awestruck right about now. history runs through here. and...
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if john boehner thinks his speakership is more important than these people, i feel sorry for john boehner. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> house minority leader nancy pelosi joined senator reid on calling for a vote on a temporary spending bill to fund the whole government. this is 20 minutes. >> today marks the third day of the republican government shutdown. it could be over in hours if the republicans would take yes for an answer. yesterday afternoon, over 100 members of congress and others who backed what we were doing stood on the steps of the capitol and spoke to speaker boehner telling him to allow a vote -- a vote to keep the government open. on two separate occasions, we proposed motions to keep the government open by accepting the senate bill. i remind you that what the senate bill contains is the number 986 that the house republicans proposed, and on both occasions, every democrat voted to keep government open, swallowing the 986 even though it is a figure that we have mostly opposed.
if john boehner thinks his speakership is more important than these people, i feel sorry for john boehner. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> house minority leader nancy pelosi joined senator reid on calling for a vote on a temporary spending bill to fund the whole government. this is 20 minutes. >> today marks the third day of the republican government shutdown. it could be over in hours if...
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john boehner lived through it in 1995 and 1996 with greenwich. do you think this is something obama desperately needs and you have more leverage their than you do on the cr? >> we have a number of leverage points. the continuing resolution is a leverage point. all of the things -- these things will be coming up. you only have about a two or three week gap between the end of the fiscal year and when the debt ceiling is going to be hit somewhere in mid october to november. we're going to use every tool we have available. this should not just be a plan to have this done in one bill. we're at the beginning. there are a lot to different things we can do to achieve our goal. >> if it does not quite pan out the way you guys want to on the cr, will enough of your guys understand that there is another five-year two or three weeks out or will there be a big explosion and that this was some sort of dramatic failure of leadership? >> two weeks ago the only talk in washington is that there would be a vote on syria and whether or not to attack syria. today nob
john boehner lived through it in 1995 and 1996 with greenwich. do you think this is something obama desperately needs and you have more leverage their than you do on the cr? >> we have a number of leverage points. the continuing resolution is a leverage point. all of the things -- these things will be coming up. you only have about a two or three week gap between the end of the fiscal year and when the debt ceiling is going to be hit somewhere in mid october to november. we're going to...
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what has the situation told you about john boehner and eric cantor? >> they listened to the members of the house that elected them. we have a very diverse congress on the republican side. you see over 230 members very serious. brought forward, a united our conference. it was a lot of conservatives that put these ideas together. we worked with our conference and a rate that i think that's only united us that you had a bipartisan vote on the bill. it will be responsible in funding government while also tackling all of the problems the president health care is creating. >> how many votes are there when this comes back? clean continuing resolution at the funding levels, how many votes, republican votes? speculate. going to they may take this bill. there is a public outcry going on. the problems that so many of the they go back do home and say they're going to keep it in place even though the president has admitted it is unworkable? back, andg does come there are a lot of legislative tools we have their debt available. vcr is one. -- th ise one. we willc m
what has the situation told you about john boehner and eric cantor? >> they listened to the members of the house that elected them. we have a very diverse congress on the republican side. you see over 230 members very serious. brought forward, a united our conference. it was a lot of conservatives that put these ideas together. we worked with our conference and a rate that i think that's only united us that you had a bipartisan vote on the bill. it will be responsible in funding...
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we all know it will be john boehner, the republican from ohio. there's been some talk that he has some opponents out there and there may be a handful, but everybody predicts that he will be re-elected as speaker. he was speaker in the 112th congress as well. his first term as speaker and this will mark his second term, we predict, this afternoon when he is re-elected again. and the second thing that the house will need to take up that's also very important is what's known as the rules package. this is a list of provisions that pretty much govern the way the house body works. it's a lengthy document and what is important about today is it's going to be amended with other new provisions that change the way the house works. and some of them are kind of, you know, technical changes, no big deal. others are kind of interesting. for instance, there's a rule already in place that prohibits members from hiring their spouses because in the past this has produced some scandals and some questions from the public about the use of public money to employ a hus
we all know it will be john boehner, the republican from ohio. there's been some talk that he has some opponents out there and there may be a handful, but everybody predicts that he will be re-elected as speaker. he was speaker in the 112th congress as well. his first term as speaker and this will mark his second term, we predict, this afternoon when he is re-elected again. and the second thing that the house will need to take up that's also very important is what's known as the rules package....
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i like speaker john boehner. we are friends. maybe you might want to get your own house in order before you tell us how to run our. s. he is a longtime friend. i mean that seriously. people would feel a lot better about congress at a whole if thethe leadership could get their house in order. we need to keep passing legislation in the senate as we have a. >> is congress broken? >> it is not the congress i knew when i first came here. >> do you want to elaborate? >> we have far more people in both parties that seemed interested in doing what is best for the country and not what is best for their own political portrait. >> would you say republicans and democrats are equally guilty? >> in senate we have seen more filibusters all from the republican side. that is more than i saw 30 years before that. i tried to analyze it. i came the president pro tem of the senate. it was not something i saw. i am the most senior member of the majority. i became that. time foreen a little reflection. you can sit there and reflect. there are things t
i like speaker john boehner. we are friends. maybe you might want to get your own house in order before you tell us how to run our. s. he is a longtime friend. i mean that seriously. people would feel a lot better about congress at a whole if thethe leadership could get their house in order. we need to keep passing legislation in the senate as we have a. >> is congress broken? >> it is not the congress i knew when i first came here. >> do you want to elaborate? >> we...
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john boehner has been a representative from ohio since 990. we are so pleased that he is peaker of the house. i can tell you that just watching him, i have had the opportunity to interact not only with the speaker, but his incredibly talented staff. the job of speaker of the house, i believe, is the hardest one that exists in washington, d.c.. the drop of speaker of the house i believe is the hardest one that exists in washington dc. imagine if you had 435 cats, and anyone who had a cat knows knows there are no to cats the same personality. equally debt to the united states house are presented to us read the speaker is -- equally that to the house of representatives. the speaker has a great leadership team that's also focused on jobs, and we are really pleased that he's here to talk to us today about their platform. but i wanted to tell you a little about the speaker that you may not know. first of all, one of the reasons that john boehner is one of the greatest people in washington, .c. is because he's from ohio. i appreciate that. he used he
john boehner has been a representative from ohio since 990. we are so pleased that he is peaker of the house. i can tell you that just watching him, i have had the opportunity to interact not only with the speaker, but his incredibly talented staff. the job of speaker of the house, i believe, is the hardest one that exists in washington, d.c.. the drop of speaker of the house i believe is the hardest one that exists in washington dc. imagine if you had 435 cats, and anyone who had a cat knows...
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if for whatever reason, republican speaker john boehner and our republican colleagues have refused to allow all 433 of vote on the floor of the house of representatives to reopen our government. one, not two,not not three, but some six to eight independent news organizations which have verified that there are enough votes today in the house of representatives to reopen our government. yet republican speaker john boehner refuses to allow members of congress to exercise their obligation and to vote to open this government. our colleagues have continued to refuse to negotiate with house democrats to reopen this government. we have since april been trying to get republicans to sit down with us to negotiate on a budget and they have continued to refuse to even sit down at a conference table to have that commerce nation. now they want to say they want to negotiate. the time was six months ago and before. we are asking a republican colleagues to see us for an answer. we are willing to take their budget number to reopen the government and we know there are sufficient republican colleagues tha
if for whatever reason, republican speaker john boehner and our republican colleagues have refused to allow all 433 of vote on the floor of the house of representatives to reopen our government. one, not two,not not three, but some six to eight independent news organizations which have verified that there are enough votes today in the house of representatives to reopen our government. yet republican speaker john boehner refuses to allow members of congress to exercise their obligation and to...
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speaker john boehner does not have much of a backbone. overght very well preside disaster. we're not interested in a vote. .here will be a vote everybody will know what is going on. >> tom coburn and democratic senators have said that universal background checks, at the bill will not get through the senate. politically speaking, would it be beneficial for your group to have a potentially vulnerable democrats on the record? >> i certainly have no objection to having people on record with a vote. if we can do it on a procedural vote, we can explain that to voters. >> and you think there should be up or down votes on assault weapons? >> it does not look like they are something that even the democrats want to bring up. harry reid -- >> he guaranteed a vote. >> bless his heart. i do not know if there will be a procedural matter. is a motion to proceed, which is what is called, that may be the vote. >> you spoke of your influence. talk what will likely be voted on the store. how much influence you can you have in washington compared to the nra? do you think you're gaining ground
speaker john boehner does not have much of a backbone. overght very well preside disaster. we're not interested in a vote. .here will be a vote everybody will know what is going on. >> tom coburn and democratic senators have said that universal background checks, at the bill will not get through the senate. politically speaking, would it be beneficial for your group to have a potentially vulnerable democrats on the record? >> i certainly have no objection to having people on record...
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yesterday we heard speaker john maynard talking -- house speaker john boehner. let's listen and get your response. [video clip] made clear for months and months that the idea of default is wrong and we should not get anywhere close to it. >> will you vote today on a plan that would make changes to the senate bill? oure are talking with members on both sides of the aisle to try to find a way to move forward today. thank you. host: congressman, your take? guest: good. i hope he can bring something to the floor. dohink it is essential to that today. i do not think we need to get past close of business today. we need to get something done, and if they cannot figure out what that is going to be in the house, ring the senate bill up immediately. calls,et's take your starting with kevin in saint augustine, florida, on our line for republicans. go ahead. caller: good morning. representative ryan, i will keep it short, so you can answer my question. as you know, when the direct deposits hit for the first, a lot of people will not be getting paychecks. what are your thoug
yesterday we heard speaker john maynard talking -- house speaker john boehner. let's listen and get your response. [video clip] made clear for months and months that the idea of default is wrong and we should not get anywhere close to it. >> will you vote today on a plan that would make changes to the senate bill? oure are talking with members on both sides of the aisle to try to find a way to move forward today. thank you. host: congressman, your take? guest: good. i hope he can bring...
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caller: john boehner is doing a fine job. i hope they come to a conclusion to get to this country to its rightful self. obama set out to absolutely destroy america, and he's done a fantastic job. and i thank you for my time. >> let me ask you, if the speaker brings up the senate version of the bill, even if it does not have enough support among house republicans, do you still support that move? caller: yes, i do. >> why is that? caller: well, because i think what boehner has done is right. this country is needing some help from people that know what they're doing. and obama, president obama has not give fairness at all to his obamacare program. he will not listen. he will not listen. and, you know, i really feel for boehner because he has done everything possible. the democrats sat back and said they've done this and they've done that. harry reid has not put one bill on the floor that representative boehner has had anything to do with. >> ann, thanks for the call. jerry is next, ohio, democrats' line. good morning to you. cal
caller: john boehner is doing a fine job. i hope they come to a conclusion to get to this country to its rightful self. obama set out to absolutely destroy america, and he's done a fantastic job. and i thank you for my time. >> let me ask you, if the speaker brings up the senate version of the bill, even if it does not have enough support among house republicans, do you still support that move? caller: yes, i do. >> why is that? caller: well, because i think what boehner has done is...
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speaker john bennett said he would no longer negotiate with the president. -- speaker john boehner said he would no longer negotiate with the president but i don't know if he was serious. but point about being elected into office and now representing the people of this country and not drawing party lines, that is how everyone outside of washington sees it. sequestration indicate playing to ones base. with the of the relationship within the republican conference, that is an area that it has hindered the possibility of a compromise. we saw a light of the tension that john boehner face from his conference during the fiscal cliff talks. some have accused him of delaying a fiscal cliff deal for his own reelection and the called off the hurricane sandy relief on the last day of the 112 congress, two days before his reelection. do you think on these fiscal issues, is there a possibility that the speaker could rally his conference over some kind of compromise? guest: i think it would be exceptionally difficult for the speaker to control his body like that. i think there is more opportunity, giv
speaker john bennett said he would no longer negotiate with the president. -- speaker john boehner said he would no longer negotiate with the president but i don't know if he was serious. but point about being elected into office and now representing the people of this country and not drawing party lines, that is how everyone outside of washington sees it. sequestration indicate playing to ones base. with the of the relationship within the republican conference, that is an area that it has...
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on "meet the press," john boehner, gene sperling and more. new hampshire republican senator kelly i yet. at 2:00 p.m. it is fox news sunday in an exclusive interview with former republican candidates mitt romney and his wife. the state of the union follows at 3:00 p.m. eastern. at four o'clock it is face the nation. they talk with lindsey gramm and john mccain and assistant majority leader dick durbin. the sunday network tv talk shows this afternoon on c-span radio are brought to you as a public service by the networks and c- span. 1:00, "this week." at 4:00, "face the nation." you can listen to that at91 fm in the washington area. listen on your smartphone or go online to c-spanradio.org. >> i was fascinated by her feminist view. that of the ladies are going to be trouble. she warned her husband. you cannot rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. this is the 1700s she is saying that. >> abigail adams on "first ladies: influence and image." she was outspoken on her views on slavery and woman's right. she prov
on "meet the press," john boehner, gene sperling and more. new hampshire republican senator kelly i yet. at 2:00 p.m. it is fox news sunday in an exclusive interview with former republican candidates mitt romney and his wife. the state of the union follows at 3:00 p.m. eastern. at four o'clock it is face the nation. they talk with lindsey gramm and john mccain and assistant majority leader dick durbin. the sunday network tv talk shows this afternoon on c-span radio are brought to you...
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it should be fully resolved in the house on january 15. >> will you vote for john boehner? you were extremely critical of the speaker of the house. will you vote for him? >> yes, i will. >> are you satisfied? >> this procedure that is laid out is fully satisfactory. it will give us the full $60 billion. so yes. >> this was a case where a very unified new york and new jersey delegation kept making cases as to why the $60 billion is critical. the speaker opened up the meeting by saying it will happen on january 15. the flood insurance will come up on friday. we have had unprecedented solidarity. we have made our case. we have read the information that came down from governor christie. line by line. this is all about people who have lost their homes, businesses, and 100,000 new jersey people have filed for insurance. it is a devastation the likes of which we have never seen in our part of the country. we do have support. the amendment for the $33 billion. it might be different. it will get us to the $60 billion. it will be a two-step process. >> i will be offering $33 billion,
it should be fully resolved in the house on january 15. >> will you vote for john boehner? you were extremely critical of the speaker of the house. will you vote for him? >> yes, i will. >> are you satisfied? >> this procedure that is laid out is fully satisfactory. it will give us the full $60 billion. so yes. >> this was a case where a very unified new york and new jersey delegation kept making cases as to why the $60 billion is critical. the speaker opened up...
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john boehner majority leader and barry jackson worked for karl rove. what ended up being happening she was criticized by tom levine. and the other part to it was she had been part of this cover up of torture. her appointment was basically in trouble. at some point in time when john boehner in august called me issue -- and cut a deal with me. he said i had 24 hours to consider this deal. that in fact, i would be able to get a job comparable to the salary i made in congress and he would help me raise legal defense money to put this behind me if i pulled out of the election. they then would get it a replacement which congressman boehner named -- >> what year was this? >> this was in 2006 in august. i had 24 hours. i remember john boehner saying if you don't accept this deal in 24 hours, it's off the table, we won't have this deal again. i called within 24 hours and i said fine. i'll take the deal. comparable salary, you find me a job and you help me raise legal defense money to fight this thing. i just won the primary in 2006. boehner's call made the seg
john boehner majority leader and barry jackson worked for karl rove. what ended up being happening she was criticized by tom levine. and the other part to it was she had been part of this cover up of torture. her appointment was basically in trouble. at some point in time when john boehner in august called me issue -- and cut a deal with me. he said i had 24 hours to consider this deal. that in fact, i would be able to get a job comparable to the salary i made in congress and he would help me...
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i couldn't get a janitor in john boehner's office to call me back. soon after that into the september or so time frame, my lawyers had contact from the justice department. it was full steam ahead indictments, multiple indictments or plea take your pick. at that point in time i made a decision to take a plea. by september 13th or so, alice fisher solved her lack of prosecution on the abram abramoff case. that's where you read the believe where the dots connect >> here is the woman you refer to as pretty alice. >> international and domestic trips. such as a trip to scotland with others valued at $160,000. a trip to new orleans valued $7000, a trip to lake george valued $3500. thousands of dollars of meals, drinks, ticks to concerts, tickets to sporting events and use of a box suite to conduct fundraisers. in exchange for this stream of benefits as congressman ney admits, he agreed to perform a series of official acts including four separate and unrelated amendments to election reform legislation. statements into the congressional record and agreeing to
i couldn't get a janitor in john boehner's office to call me back. soon after that into the september or so time frame, my lawyers had contact from the justice department. it was full steam ahead indictments, multiple indictments or plea take your pick. at that point in time i made a decision to take a plea. by september 13th or so, alice fisher solved her lack of prosecution on the abram abramoff case. that's where you read the believe where the dots connect >> here is the woman you...
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signed, sincerely, john a. boehner, speaker of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces that the speaker has delivered to the clerk a letter dated january 3, 2013, listing the order in which people shall act as speaker pro tempore. the chair lays before the house the following appointment. the clerk: i hereby appoint the honorable jeff denham, the honorable macthornberry, the honorable fred upton, the honorable andy harris and the honorable frank r. wolf to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through the remainder of the 113th congress, signed, john a. boehner, speak of the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the appointments are approved. without objection, house resolution 1 is amended by striking florida in the second place it appears and reinserting oregon. under clause 5-b of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that the whole numb of the house is 429. the chair lays before the house the physical lowing personal communications. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. ribble of wisconsin fo
signed, sincerely, john a. boehner, speaker of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces that the speaker has delivered to the clerk a letter dated january 3, 2013, listing the order in which people shall act as speaker pro tempore. the chair lays before the house the following appointment. the clerk: i hereby appoint the honorable jeff denham, the honorable macthornberry, the honorable fred upton, the honorable andy harris and the honorable frank r. wolf to sign enrolled bills...
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she does not say anything that john boehner would not say. the leadership or cognizant they had to do something to expand the party, to reach out -- leadership are cognizant of a half to do something to expand the party -- the leadership are cognizant that they have to do something to expand the party. host: irma, you are next. caller: what i would like to say about boehner, he and cantor, they are not doing the will of the people of america. they are only -- from what i see, they are only doing the will for bootslack alec -- and the kochc -- brothers. none other republican jobs are hard. if they can only do the work for the people of the america and not for groups like, like i said, alec and -- host: we heard your point. think house republican leaders would argue with you that they have a belief in smaller government and lower taxes. what you're really going to see speaker boehner and leader cantor doing, trying to grapple with a small power they have in washington, trying to get something to happen. republicans did not want any tax rates to
she does not say anything that john boehner would not say. the leadership or cognizant they had to do something to expand the party, to reach out -- leadership are cognizant of a half to do something to expand the party -- the leadership are cognizant that they have to do something to expand the party. host: irma, you are next. caller: what i would like to say about boehner, he and cantor, they are not doing the will of the people of america. they are only -- from what i see, they are only...
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i commend john boehner for his leadership and his sincerity. i hope people are going to trust that -- the only way for this country do recover economically, is for us to allow the economy to grow and reduce the deficit. thank you. host: meanwhile david rogers of politico with some legislative issue on the agenda today for the house of representatives. if you swapped our coverage following the debate over the fiscal cliff, late in into the evening on new year's eve day there was a ruck cuss over the issue of hurricane sandy and $16 billion to help the hurricane victims along the coast of new york, new jersey and connecticut. the house is to take up the bill on friday. house republicans are moving quickly to win approval this week of $9.7 billion in increased financing to pay for flood insurance claims arising from the storm in october, the measure filed thursday for floor action today would temporarily raise the bar on authority for the national flood insurance program, which is now expected to hit its ceiling some time next week. congressman ga
i commend john boehner for his leadership and his sincerity. i hope people are going to trust that -- the only way for this country do recover economically, is for us to allow the economy to grow and reduce the deficit. thank you. host: meanwhile david rogers of politico with some legislative issue on the agenda today for the house of representatives. if you swapped our coverage following the debate over the fiscal cliff, late in into the evening on new year's eve day there was a ruck cuss over...
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guest: i think john boehner is plenty tough. i do not think you get to be speaker of the house by being a wallflower. he can make the tough decisions. he has made the tough decisions. when he needs to be confrontational, he can be. i think the bigger issue for what is going on in the house is the lack of ability of the leadership to exert power. i take us back to campaign- finance reform, mccain-feingold, when they destroyed the power of the political parties. then at the house took away the to do earmarks. this is not a john boehner issue. this is the ability of the leadership to exert discipline. if you're going to have a speaker of the house and a house majority that has to work its will, and the way to be successful is by exerting discipline, you need to give the leadership those tools. they do not have them from a fund-raising or earmarked standpoint. host: based on that point, let me share with you the point from dana milbank on darrell issa's scandals -- guest: i think darrell issa has been very aggressive. host: too aggr
guest: i think john boehner is plenty tough. i do not think you get to be speaker of the house by being a wallflower. he can make the tough decisions. he has made the tough decisions. when he needs to be confrontational, he can be. i think the bigger issue for what is going on in the house is the lack of ability of the leadership to exert power. i take us back to campaign- finance reform, mccain-feingold, when they destroyed the power of the political parties. then at the house took away the to...
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the only problem i had was with john boehner. it took 10 days. >> have you been back over here and how do they treat you? i've been treated well. when i first got out of prison, i was working for ellen ratner. i called and i i'm not going to go to the dining room ellen. i haven't been back in the capital. i had a lot of shame. i had a lot of friends over in the capital and it's not good. she said walk over. as i walked in and i had my former members card and i remember, i will never forget this, the police officer standing there and he says, welcome back mr. chairman. that card is not needed here. i walked into the house dining room and couple started crying. i saw some members and we said hello. i said wow. better than i deserve. it was a moment for me. i went back to the capital in 2008. >> do you get a pension? >> yes i get a pension. i took the pension earlier because all my money was gone so i took an early pension. >> how much did your legal fees cost you? >> $518,000. i drained my campaign account, which is caused me to go
the only problem i had was with john boehner. it took 10 days. >> have you been back over here and how do they treat you? i've been treated well. when i first got out of prison, i was working for ellen ratner. i called and i i'm not going to go to the dining room ellen. i haven't been back in the capital. i had a lot of shame. i had a lot of friends over in the capital and it's not good. she said walk over. as i walked in and i had my former members card and i remember, i will never...
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speaker john boehner said he could come up with $800 billion through a tax reform plan. we're simply saying to the house republicans that we want to do with speaker john boehner said he could do. use some of their revenue from closing loopholes to close the deposit. you are right. republicans so far have said they're not willing to close one tax loophole, not for a corporate jet for big tax -- big oil companies for the purpose of reducing the deficit. when it is that trade-off, are they more interested in protecting the economy and defense spending? then i think he will begin to see a little bit of a change in attitude. >> what is there is not a change in attitude and calculations? this deadline is different than previous ones. we were facing the prospect of a default. it was a stone wall. we could not afford to hit it. where were facing taxes immediately going up. it was a pretty hard stonewall we could not afford to hit. this time, they're saying we really do not want this to happen, but if it does it is the other guy's fault. is that kind of what we are seeing here? >
speaker john boehner said he could come up with $800 billion through a tax reform plan. we're simply saying to the house republicans that we want to do with speaker john boehner said he could do. use some of their revenue from closing loopholes to close the deposit. you are right. republicans so far have said they're not willing to close one tax loophole, not for a corporate jet for big tax -- big oil companies for the purpose of reducing the deficit. when it is that trade-off, are they more...
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john boehner has violated the rule several times recently. the question about whether the congress does what the people want, that is a tough question. one way to understand why it is difficult for congress to do that is that congress put a conservative republican -- the people put a conservative republican majority in to the house. at the same time, with a more liberal or a democratic majority in the senate. just looking at how people have expressed themselves of the ballot box, it is hard to discern precisely what the people want. even if the members are trying to do with the people want, they leave that differently. it is inherently difficult to tell sometimes. host: what has changed from a sam rayburn to a nancy pelosi? you have members for not beholden to the national parties. they raise their own money. that would have been unheard of 60 years ago. guest: one of the major differences is when sam rayburn and tip o'neill were speakers, both parties had people spanning the ideological spectrum. democrats. the most conservative and liberal
john boehner has violated the rule several times recently. the question about whether the congress does what the people want, that is a tough question. one way to understand why it is difficult for congress to do that is that congress put a conservative republican -- the people put a conservative republican majority in to the house. at the same time, with a more liberal or a democratic majority in the senate. just looking at how people have expressed themselves of the ballot box, it is hard to...
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they tell john boehner, we're going bring the house down. you do what you want or we're going to vote against the rule, a technical term, that brings the house down. and they give into them. unless we start fighting fire with fire, we're going be on the losing end of these issues. the other issues out there which may or may not appeal to anyone in the audience. but for instance, homeland security. bob said this is an issue that's virtually ignored. national cap pains in the last election that was hardly mentioned at all, other than president obama saying al qaeda was decimated and defeated. it was and it isn't. boston marathon bombing. that should never happen. same number of reasons why it shouldn't happen. political correctness prevented the investigation going forward beforehand that could have prevented us from happening. and being on the -- the only member of congress who's on the intelligence committee and the homeland security committee. so i see the threats from inside out and outside in. i can tell you at any given time the threats
they tell john boehner, we're going bring the house down. you do what you want or we're going to vote against the rule, a technical term, that brings the house down. and they give into them. unless we start fighting fire with fire, we're going be on the losing end of these issues. the other issues out there which may or may not appeal to anyone in the audience. but for instance, homeland security. bob said this is an issue that's virtually ignored. national cap pains in the last election that...
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bush, senator mitch mcconnell, house republican leader, john boehner, and secretary for the minorities. >> i saw you up there. ♪ [lighting "presidential march"] ial marchng "president "] ♪ >> and ladies and gentlemen, the company the vice president elect, jennifer griffith, deputy sergeant of arms and you will rew willison, representative steny hoyer. [fanfare sounds] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president elect, joseph r. biden jr. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "obama"] >> ladies and gentlemen, accompanying the president elect, the senate sergeant in arms, the house of sergeant in arms, and senator dianne feinstein, the speaker of house representatives nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, representative john boehner. [cheers and applause] >> i decided to come back. [fanfare sounds] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president elect of the united states, barack h. obama. [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] "]rowd shouting "obama >> ladies and gentlemen, lease take your seats. -- please take your seats. ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the congressional committ
bush, senator mitch mcconnell, house republican leader, john boehner, and secretary for the minorities. >> i saw you up there. ♪ [lighting "presidential march"] ial marchng "president "] ♪ >> and ladies and gentlemen, the company the vice president elect, jennifer griffith, deputy sergeant of arms and you will rew willison, representative steny hoyer. [fanfare sounds] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president elect, joseph r. biden jr. [cheers and...
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this is john boehner embracing what the tea party wanted to do. so as far as the only one who is vocally out there criticizing the speaker and this strategy on a daily basis was peter king, a centrist from new york. he's not going to be speaker of the house. he's thinking about running for president in 2016. there's a question of, if boehner will not be speaker, who is? so basically, we talked to conservatives a lot today and they say, listen, we like john boehner. he's doing as good as he can. we like how he fought this fight. it hurt boehner's political stock, no doubt about it. i think he'll stay for the rest of the congress. the big question is, will he be the top republican in the next congress? there's a lot of speculation he will not be around, that he's had enough of these fights, had enough of hurting these -- herding these cats in the conservative wing of the republican conference and he's kind of tired of it. now boehner may push back on that, saying that that speculation is wrong and boehner is not going anywhere but these fiscal fight
this is john boehner embracing what the tea party wanted to do. so as far as the only one who is vocally out there criticizing the speaker and this strategy on a daily basis was peter king, a centrist from new york. he's not going to be speaker of the house. he's thinking about running for president in 2016. there's a question of, if boehner will not be speaker, who is? so basically, we talked to conservatives a lot today and they say, listen, we like john boehner. he's doing as good as he can....
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we heard from speaker of the house john boehner. he said there could be a vote on all of this later today. senate activity is on c-span two. any news conferences can be seen on c-span 3. a comment from the president, through his spokesperson. the president has said repeatedly that members of congress do not get a ransom to fulfill their asic responsibilities. the latest by house republicans does just that, in an attempt to appease small government republicans who shut down the government in the first place. they have been working in a bipartisan effort to end a crisis that has affected american families as well as business owners. with only a few days until the u.s. exhausts its borrowing authority, it is time for the house to do the same. here is the framework of what is in this republican deal. this would repeal a new tax on medical devices, part of the affordable care act. it would take away federal health care subsidies for lawmakers. it would fund the government through january 15, the targeted date. it would raise the debt lim
we heard from speaker of the house john boehner. he said there could be a vote on all of this later today. senate activity is on c-span two. any news conferences can be seen on c-span 3. a comment from the president, through his spokesperson. the president has said repeatedly that members of congress do not get a ransom to fulfill their asic responsibilities. the latest by house republicans does just that, in an attempt to appease small government republicans who shut down the government in the...
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republican john boehner got 220 votes and will continue as speaker. nancy pelosi will remain the democratic leader with 192 votes. after the vote, leader pelosi and speaker boehner spoke to the assemble of the house. >> colleagues. to my fellow members of the house of representatives, it is a high honor to welcome you to the 113th congress. [applause]. to our newest members of congress, it is a special privilege and honor to welcome you and your families and extend congratulations to the newest members of congress, welcome. [applause]. to reach this day, each of us has been strengthened by our faith and our families. with a full and grateful heart i want to thank my family, my husband of 49 years, paul pelosi. [applause]. our children nancy, corrine, christine, and alexandra. our grandchildren who represented here today by our daughter madeleine. i have to include the family of baltimore in that gratitude as well. i must thank my constituents in san francisco for giving me the privilege of representing that beautiful and diverse city in the congress o
republican john boehner got 220 votes and will continue as speaker. nancy pelosi will remain the democratic leader with 192 votes. after the vote, leader pelosi and speaker boehner spoke to the assemble of the house. >> colleagues. to my fellow members of the house of representatives, it is a high honor to welcome you to the 113th congress. [applause]. to our newest members of congress, it is a special privilege and honor to welcome you and your families and extend congratulations to the...
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they told john boehner we will bringthe house down. either you do what we want or we will vote against the rule which basically brings the house down. and they given.-- and they given to them. unless we start fighting fire with fire we will be on the other losing end of these issues. on other issues that may or may not appeal to anyone in the audience but for instance, on the issue of homeland security. it others me that this is an issue that is virtually ignored. in the last campaign it was hardly mentioned at all other than president obama saying that upon it was defeated.-- that al qaeda was defeated when it wasn't and it isn't. you saw what happened in boston. that should not have happened. i believe that it was political correctness that prevented the investigations going forward before hand that could have prevented that from happening and being -- i am the only member who was on the intelligence committee so i see the threat from inside out. at any given time there are threats against us. you saw what was carried out over this w
they told john boehner we will bringthe house down. either you do what we want or we will vote against the rule which basically brings the house down. and they given.-- and they given to them. unless we start fighting fire with fire we will be on the other losing end of these issues. on other issues that may or may not appeal to anyone in the audience but for instance, on the issue of homeland security. it others me that this is an issue that is virtually ignored. in the last campaign it was...
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host: a very animated speaker john boehner. your thoughts on his comments? guest: to clarify, the speaker was talking about the defund effort, americans for prosperity never participated in that. one thing -- the reason why he is so upset because groups like mine are reminding him of the promises made to the american people, the promises they made in the budget control act to control spending, to reduce spending. as we see with the budget deal released by chairman ryan and chairman murray, it breaks this agreement. it trades higher spending now for the promises to cut spending in the future. if you look at the report that came out, the cost estimate from cbo, 57% happened in 2022 and 2023. of the changes to direct spending. if congress is not willing to cut spending now, what reason do the american people have to believe that congress will cut spending in the out years. host: we are talking with christine harbin hanson from americans for prosperity. let's go to new hampshire, matt is on our line for independents. caller: good morning. i have talked to people
host: a very animated speaker john boehner. your thoughts on his comments? guest: to clarify, the speaker was talking about the defund effort, americans for prosperity never participated in that. one thing -- the reason why he is so upset because groups like mine are reminding him of the promises made to the american people, the promises they made in the budget control act to control spending, to reduce spending. as we see with the budget deal released by chairman ryan and chairman murray, it...
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john boehner is calling on the senate to pass a bill. it has not passed a bill. last year they were very much on defense on this. this will be a big issue this week. host: first call for bob cusack. tammy from huntland, tennessee. caller: i have a question. back in 2006 when senator corker -- it was gerald ford and it came up about illegal immigration. it came up that senator corker and some of his construction business -- he's a millionaire, you know -- was because of illegal labor. i find it offensive that he should remove himself from voting, since he used illegal labor to profit. also the hill came out for illegal immigration, so i don't think we will get fair answers from you. host: we are not taking a position on the immigration reform bill. we are a nonpartisan pubbledation indication. i'm not sure what he said during the campaign race, but it is worth looking into what he said then and now. the interesting thing about senator corker, he has almost broken -- forged deals with democrats on auto bailouts and other issues. he is a centrist. he has struck a de
john boehner is calling on the senate to pass a bill. it has not passed a bill. last year they were very much on defense on this. this will be a big issue this week. host: first call for bob cusack. tammy from huntland, tennessee. caller: i have a question. back in 2006 when senator corker -- it was gerald ford and it came up about illegal immigration. it came up that senator corker and some of his construction business -- he's a millionaire, you know -- was because of illegal labor. i find it...
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. >> next, president obama and speaker john boehner on automatic budget cuts. live at 7:00, your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> imagine that we are in front of a group of 20-year-olds, and we asked them, i am launching a non-governmental organization that is going to try to save a butterfly in indonesia that is in danger of extinction. raise your hand those of you who like to help. you'll find that among the 20- year-olds, you'll find people invested in that, which is great. then ask the same group, who wants to join me in a political party? who wants to join the democrat or republican parker -- party? much fewer would like to join a political party. that is very bad. i think political parties need to modernize, need to become more attractive to young people, to young professionals, because political parties are the essence -- the idea that you can have democracy without strong political parties is a very bad idea. >> and the changing nature of governmental and economic power, with moises naim. look for more booktv online, like a son facebook. -
. >> next, president obama and speaker john boehner on automatic budget cuts. live at 7:00, your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> imagine that we are in front of a group of 20-year-olds, and we asked them, i am launching a non-governmental organization that is going to try to save a butterfly in indonesia that is in danger of extinction. raise your hand those of you who like to help. you'll find that among the 20- year-olds, you'll find people invested in...
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john boehner votes for it more as a symbolic thing. he said yesterday if we cannot find a republican votes to amend this, i will just go for it. he feels a sense of responsibility to accept a deal that's coming down. host: you have a piece on the blog that says house members have a message to speaker ehner -- what is the latest on that? guest: i think that is all we will see today. the house and senate are back in today. the senate back into thinking they might get a sandy relief bill. what happened yesterday was a rare occurrence where you had a bunch of republicans and democrats to show up at the last minute after the cliff vote and they were really upset. delma had about a minute to talk. a lot of them used strong language, saying the speaker should be ashamed of himself for deciding we are done voting in the 112th congress. that may change. it may not, but it is something to look for. is there enough pressure on him to do something else? it goes back to the spending. we are left with a situation where republicans are feeling they h
john boehner votes for it more as a symbolic thing. he said yesterday if we cannot find a republican votes to amend this, i will just go for it. he feels a sense of responsibility to accept a deal that's coming down. host: you have a piece on the blog that says house members have a message to speaker ehner -- what is the latest on that? guest: i think that is all we will see today. the house and senate are back in today. the senate back into thinking they might get a sandy relief bill. what...
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for john boehner? stand up there and talk in the way he did about the president after meeting with the republican party -- the reason he does not work with them is because they don't work with him. host: now to the republican line with marty from michigan. give us your take on how republicans have tried to work with president. caller: thanks for taking my call. i really appreciate your guy's network. moving the goalposts, moving the football, this is ridiculous. this is not a football game. this is people's lives. they moved the football. i see john mccain, with a picture of snoopy and they're moving the football with charlie brown. this is crazy. the republicans don't work with the democrats. they did not work with bush. we went to war. but the democrats voted to go to war, too. the country is at 122 trillion dollars of unfunded debt. $885 billion in medicaid, social security its 16 billion. $100 trillion in the debt. we only bring into $0.40 trillion in gross revenue -- $2.4 trillion. we need to get
for john boehner? stand up there and talk in the way he did about the president after meeting with the republican party -- the reason he does not work with them is because they don't work with him. host: now to the republican line with marty from michigan. give us your take on how republicans have tried to work with president. caller: thanks for taking my call. i really appreciate your guy's network. moving the goalposts, moving the football, this is ridiculous. this is not a football game....
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john boehner is 63 years old, from ohio. there was a warning shot from conservative members of the house. he points out a group of dissident republicans failed on thursday to push representative john boehner to a second ballot in his election as speaker. five short of what would have been needed to force a second ballot. it came as a tumultuous moment for john boehner with sharp criticism towards his handling of the fiscal cliff legislation and scratching the vote on hurricane sandy and the relief bill. that bill will be coming to the floor of the house later this morning. this is an editorial from "the washington times. " the editorial concludes with these words. we will get to your phone calls. will this congress be any different? that is our question today. democrats line, from georgia. caller: john boehner allowed the house to vote its will. you have people on the republican side wanting to get their checks who got voted out. you have to go. republicans and democrats, everyone gets unemployment and social security. the r
john boehner is 63 years old, from ohio. there was a warning shot from conservative members of the house. he points out a group of dissident republicans failed on thursday to push representative john boehner to a second ballot in his election as speaker. five short of what would have been needed to force a second ballot. it came as a tumultuous moment for john boehner with sharp criticism towards his handling of the fiscal cliff legislation and scratching the vote on hurricane sandy and the...
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it included john boehner and nancy pelosi. and mitch mcconnell. washington d.c. delegates eleanor holmes norton and ms. nettie washington douglass, the great great granddaughter of frederick douglass. this is over in our. , thedies and gentlemen speaker of the house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to emancipation hall. this a proud day for all americans especially so for the leaders and the residents of the district of columbia. we have long labored to see this day,. we offer you our gratitude and congratulations today. [applause] the man whose statue we are gathered here to dedicate today was in the minds of many of the including abraham lincoln, one of our greatest americans. he is depicted here today standing by a podium giving an address. we lean forward and listen carefully as captivated audiences on what to did. his name is frederick douglass. he said he was born into slavery sometime in february and eight to 18 he was never ever able to determine the day. -- in 1818. he had to tul
it included john boehner and nancy pelosi. and mitch mcconnell. washington d.c. delegates eleanor holmes norton and ms. nettie washington douglass, the great great granddaughter of frederick douglass. this is over in our. , thedies and gentlemen speaker of the house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to emancipation hall. this a proud day for all americans especially so for the leaders and the residents of the...
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guest: everyone is watching to see what john boehner will do. ofhas hired an aide john mccain. we have seen the white house holding back a bit of their criticism. a lot of people interested in what they heard at the president's press conference. nod toheard him make a the idea that house could take bill piecemeal.n we're did not hear that option mentioned in his press conference. we don't know whether he will be making more of a press for the senate bill to be taken up but this will be a major issue in 2014. host: does the president have the clinical clout to push immigration or any big issue? guest: we have had this discussion where if the president is pushing immigration hard, that may signal the white house is more pessimistic about his prospects. the harder the president pushes, the less likely he will get those wavering democrats and republican support needed to pass it. perhaps that signals better prospects for the bill. perhaps it signals pessimism. as he gets closer and we are looking to 2014, this would be an issue the democrats will talk about in the midterm election.
guest: everyone is watching to see what john boehner will do. ofhas hired an aide john mccain. we have seen the white house holding back a bit of their criticism. a lot of people interested in what they heard at the president's press conference. nod toheard him make a the idea that house could take bill piecemeal.n we're did not hear that option mentioned in his press conference. we don't know whether he will be making more of a press for the senate bill to be taken up but this will be a major...
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i consider myself a friend of john boehner. it pains me to say this, but the fact is that the dismissive attitude that was shown last night i would new york, new jersey, and connecticut typifies a strain in the republican party. i know this is not the place to discuss politics, but all it takes has seeped into a decision that was made. i cannot imagine that type of indifference and disregard, that cavalier attitude is shown in any other part of the country. we are talking about real life and death situation here. they tell us that the item that means life and death is taken off the calendar and is gone for the session and will be taken up in january? let's be real. we will have the state of the union and committees have not been organized it. can anyone believe that they would not -- that the appropriations committee would suddenly find religion when we know what their attitude is? money is going to their states is so honorable? i would say that these people have no problem finding new york .hen it comes to money i'm standing o
i consider myself a friend of john boehner. it pains me to say this, but the fact is that the dismissive attitude that was shown last night i would new york, new jersey, and connecticut typifies a strain in the republican party. i know this is not the place to discuss politics, but all it takes has seeped into a decision that was made. i cannot imagine that type of indifference and disregard, that cavalier attitude is shown in any other part of the country. we are talking about real life and...
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i have that nice is to john boehner. act like a speaker of the house, not just the speakers of the republican and passed my bill. you'd be surprised how fast they would come to the table. we will go to you next. >> from the logistics of how this day is going to run -- at some point the senate is going to reject what the house sent over. would you keep voting throughout the night? >> let me just speak. the other questions, you'll have to direct to senator reid. he will be on the floor around 2:00. we are not just going to reject. we are going to strip out the mm it's that are extraneous that attack within, that bust the budget, that has a futile delay in obamacare. we will send back a cr. do not just say -- we are taking the numbers. we are not happy about that. we are willing to take their numbers. that is what we will do. as far as what boehner does, he will have two cr's in front of him. he has to decide. i am not at liberty to say what senator reid is going to do. we will strip those amendments from the message. and s
i have that nice is to john boehner. act like a speaker of the house, not just the speakers of the republican and passed my bill. you'd be surprised how fast they would come to the table. we will go to you next. >> from the logistics of how this day is going to run -- at some point the senate is going to reject what the house sent over. would you keep voting throughout the night? >> let me just speak. the other questions, you'll have to direct to senator reid. he will be on the...
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a photograph of john boehner being asked questions by reporters on capitol hill. is he in control of his own caucus? to the degree that they are all able to rally behind this bill. it has become clear over the last week that there is a number -- cruz wasns talking to republicans. republican leaders have tried a .ouple of different strategies their strategies have been knocked back in part by their own members and in part by cruz. a lot of people are starting to ask the question, who is leading the republican process? host: the house and senate will not be in session today. they are back tomorrow morning. walk us through some scenarios. what are you looking for? the senate will be scheduled to come back tomorrow. they would try to quickly dispose of this bill. it's not clear whether they will be able to do that. theakes a long time for senate to do anything because of its rules. they would to get all the senators to agree to give of their time so that they could quickly proceed with a debate on the house bill and move forward. we saw in the last week senator cruz d
a photograph of john boehner being asked questions by reporters on capitol hill. is he in control of his own caucus? to the degree that they are all able to rally behind this bill. it has become clear over the last week that there is a number -- cruz wasns talking to republicans. republican leaders have tried a .ouple of different strategies their strategies have been knocked back in part by their own members and in part by cruz. a lot of people are starting to ask the question, who is leading...
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do john boehner and eric cantor call you and say how can you help us elbow renegades into this? >> i work with all republicans in the house and the senate to encourage them to do what reagan did. republican reagan view. this is not compromise, moving to the left or something. mobilityity of labor, of capital, this is what they teach you in economics. it should be second nature for republicans and conservatives, and the good news is we're making a lot of progress. we should do more. there will be a public vote for this. >> you have had so many fascinating positions, chief of staff for the white house, and now mayor of chicago -- if you were to be asked for the white house, what would you put on the table? what you think democrats need to do that that they are not doing today to make this more salient or to get more traction? >> first of all, this is not a problem or an issue for democrats, so that would be that advice. this is an issue in the republican party and in their hands. i do not think this notion that members of congress are running in specific districts and if you're th
do john boehner and eric cantor call you and say how can you help us elbow renegades into this? >> i work with all republicans in the house and the senate to encourage them to do what reagan did. republican reagan view. this is not compromise, moving to the left or something. mobilityity of labor, of capital, this is what they teach you in economics. it should be second nature for republicans and conservatives, and the good news is we're making a lot of progress. we should do more. there...
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john boehner will be a key player on that. he will not bring to the floor with cardinal o'malley wants him to. he may bring to the floor the immigration bill that has amnesty for illegal aliens. i think that will be a big issue. host: you can check out the work of our guests and his colleagues at cnsnews.com. he serves as the editor in chief. thanks for your time. coming up, we will talk with christopher pine of the truman national security product -- project. later on our program, we will talk with lauren smith about why interest rates for subsidize student minds -- loans are likely to double. that and more as "washington journal" continues. >> there will be very different impact depending on who you are in the affordable care expert averages will not tell the story for the young and healthy will see big increases and in some cases, our services to%, their number is 197%. these are sharp premium increases. for others, that will get relative decreases as a result of the regulatory framework. you just don't want to rely on an a
john boehner will be a key player on that. he will not bring to the floor with cardinal o'malley wants him to. he may bring to the floor the immigration bill that has amnesty for illegal aliens. i think that will be a big issue. host: you can check out the work of our guests and his colleagues at cnsnews.com. he serves as the editor in chief. thanks for your time. coming up, we will talk with christopher pine of the truman national security product -- project. later on our program, we will talk...
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my colleagues, the speaker of the house, john boehner. the speaker: leader pelosi, thank you for your kind words. members of the house and the senate, my wife debey who's with us today, thankfully, the girls are working and all of you and our fellow countrymen, you know, we meet again at democracy's great port of call. every two years at this hour, the constitution brings a new order to this house, and it's an interlude for reflection, a glimpse of old truths and to our new members and their families, let me just say welcome. i know you're feeling a bit awestruck at this moment. history runs through this building. and now you are among a select few to share in this privilege. and for those of you who are returning, who have walked these yiles before -- aisles before, maybe it's time we get a little awestruck again. the way our founders envisioned it, the republic will be led by citizens who recognize the blessings that we receive by governing ourselves and it requires that we give something of ourselves. everything depended on this. so le
my colleagues, the speaker of the house, john boehner. the speaker: leader pelosi, thank you for your kind words. members of the house and the senate, my wife debey who's with us today, thankfully, the girls are working and all of you and our fellow countrymen, you know, we meet again at democracy's great port of call. every two years at this hour, the constitution brings a new order to this house, and it's an interlude for reflection, a glimpse of old truths and to our new members and their...